Thu Ha, Van Dung, Hong Diem: Unexpectedly 'female power' in "Sunflower Against the Sun"

"Sunflower against the sun" continues to be a film directed by Vu Truong Khoa on the topic of family. However, this time the film revolves around bigger conflicts from money to career, love... of each character.

Converging all elements from an attractive script, an experienced director in the family drama segment, and a bright TV cast, "Sunflower against the sun" is really booming in the Vietnamese movie time frame. the last months of the year.

Minh (played by Luong Thu Trang) is a mountain town girl born without knowing who her father is. She has a twin brother named Tri (played by Dinh Tu) and a singer, irresponsible mother (played by Van Dung). Storms have come to Minh since he learned that his father is the boss of the Cao family - a rich and powerful family. However, when she accepted her father, he also died, leaving a huge fortune and the problem of finding an heir to the family. The continuous conflicts between Mrs. Bach Cuc (played by People's Artist Thu Ha) - the wife of Mr. Cao Dat (played by People's Artist Manh Cuong) and Minh's mother and daughter caused Minh to rise up and fight and regain what he deserves. .

This struggle also in turn opens the story of the women in the Cao family. They are all intelligent and sharp women but also full of loneliness, deep down, who always want to rise to their own happiness.

The cast is "tailored to make shoes"

One thing that makes "Sunflower against the sun" receive a lot of attention from the audience because of the "terrible" cast: artist Van Dung, People's Artist Cong Ly, Viet Anh, Hong Dang, Hong Diem Thu Trang,... Dao Actor Vu Truong Khoa affirmed that after casting the role, he and the screenwriter adjusted the details so that each character was closest to the actors' acting ability.

People's Artist Thu Ha - the role of the powerful woman Bach Cuc

It can be said that "Sunflower against the sun" marks the makeover of People's Artist Thu Ha. Different from the previous gentle roles, the once "golden leaf jade" actress will bring many interesting and unexpected surprises. In "Sunflower against the sun", People's Artist Thu Ha will become a strong, powerful and scary woman, even taking cruel actions against others to avenge her unfaithful husband, avenge her abusive marriage. his happiness. Bach Cuc is a powerful, shrewd woman, shouldering the entire inheritance of her husband's family. This role marks the makeover of Thu Ha, because she has always been associated with gentle characters.

In Bach Cuc, People's Artist Thu Ha admitted that she had two great difficulties: The first is the quality of a sharp, powerful woman and the second is her appearance. "Sometimes you have to forge yourself with such a personality and immerse yourself in the character" - the female artist shared.

Hong Diem transforms as Minh Chau

Sunflower against the sun not only marks the makeover of People's Artist Thu Ha but also Hong Diem. She plays Minh Chau - the eldest daughter of Mrs. Bach Cuc and Mr. Dat, a girl who on the outside understands the story, knows how to move forward and backward, balances relationships, but inside is a girl waiting to rebel.

"Minh Chau is a girl with a personality, meek on the outside but extremely rebellious inside. Compared to her previous roles, Minh Chau has the most Hong Diem in it" - actor Hong Diem revealed.

Luong Thu Trang with the heavy role Minh

Having impressed with the role of Cuc in "Girls in the City", Thu Trang continued to be "chosen to send gold" by director Vu Truong Khoa for the female lead role. Minh is the central character of Sunflower Against the Sun, a straightforward girl who dares to cope, dares to take responsibility and always tries to change the situation. This role was entrusted by the director to Luong Thu Trang. With her talking eyes, natural acting errors, Thu Trang creates a brave and decisive Minh.

Luong Thu Trang shared:

"The character Minh herself is a girl with a very complicated psychological development, because with each character in the film, she has to behave differently. can support everything in any situation. To fulfill this role, it takes experience and needs to cultivate."

As a new face, Thu Trang couldn't help but feel pressured when playing with famous actors, Thu Trang confided.

"When Trang knew that the brothers and sisters acting with her in this film were Ms. Van Dung, Mr. Hong Dang, Ms. Hong Diem..., first of all, Trang thought about how she had to overcome the shadow of the brothers and sisters. Trang. I'm a stage actor, I've only been on TV for 2 years, so I also thought about how to act without drowning and being young compared to others. At first, it was quite stressful but when I started working, that pressure was lost. Go because Trang is encouraged and taught a lot by everyone."

In addition, the actress was also pressured to portray the character's difference when acting with other characters in the film. Thu Trang is honest, during the first time filming in Bac Son, she still struggled to fully immerse herself in the character. However, so far, she thinks she has done the best she can and hopes that everyone will accept Minh as well as the movie "Sunflower against the sun".

Hong Dang - as Trung Kien

Trung Kien is the lover of the rich lady Cao Minh Chau and is also an effective assistant of her family company. However, he always felt guilty as a parasite of Cao Gia, so when he fell in love with Minh Chau, he always encountered many misunderstandings and then had to break up, turning to hatred with Cao Gia.

Actor Hong Dang also revealed that Trung Kien's role is completely new compared to his previous roles.

Viet Anh - as Hoang

Hoang is handsome, has money, likes Minh from the first meeting. In business, Hoang is determined to annex Cao Duoc, but he has to deal with it when Minh is a descendant of the Cao family and is the one who tries to keep Cao Duoc at all costs.

Van Dung - as Mrs. Diem Loan

Ms. Loan is a woman who loves to sing, lives irresponsibly, loves to live in a hurry. All her life she was deceived by men, but she still could not live without a man. Van Dung promises not to disappoint the audience with this character's shape and personality. Before that, she successfully transformed into the role of Mrs. Diem in the movie Hate, then love.

Dinh Tu - as Minh Tri

Tri is Minh's twin brother, but his personality is quite different from his older sister. Tri lives carefree, lacks perseverance, studies sloppily. He always tried to start a business but failed. Mother's intelligence. He loved and relied on but also feared his sister.

Succeeding with the role of Du in Hate, then love and Khoa in The house girl, Dinh Tu is expected to continue to add to her acting career an impressive role.

Quynh Kool - as Cao Minh Ngoc

Ngoc is Minh Chau's younger sister, also the pampered lady of Mrs. Cuc. She considers herself the "center of the universe", living somewhat selfishly but has a very clear outlook on life.

Doan Quoc Dam - as Phuc

Phuc is a neighbor who helped and protected the Minh sisters when they were young. Phuc studied little, but lived with dignity and knew before and after.

People's Artist Justice - as Mr. Vu

Mr. Vu is a member of the Board of Directors, Deputy General Director in charge of human resources, an implicit competitor to Ms. Cuc. He always silently tripped, ready to play dirty to bring her down. People's Artist Cong Ly revealed that he felt strange and interesting when he first played the role of wearing costumes and branded clothes. While Viet Anh revealed that the character he took on was very interesting and he had a "headache" thinking about what to do to make his character so different.

Besides, Sunflower against the sun also has the presence of People's Artist Manh Cuong, Meritorious Artist Duc Trung, Manh Hung, Huynh Anh...

"Sunflower against the sun" is the story of the women of the Cao family, who are strong enough to help them overcome their fate, but it is the barrier that separates them from happiness. The family war is complicated and many events seem to have no end. But the connection of blood, knowing how to accept the imperfection of life, clearly seeing the tolerant and broad meaning of the two words "family" is when the resentment is resolved. The film continues to be the combination of the director and editor who created the extremely successful movie "Rose on the left chest" in 2019.